A bold calligraphy work by eclectic Zen Priest Hashimoto Dokuzan enclosed in the original signed double wood box (niju bako). Ink on paper mounted in rough silk with red lacquered rollers, the scroll is 33 x 215 cm (13 x 84-1/2 inches). There is light foxing throughout the image...

A haunting 18th century bottle shaped vase with flaring rim covered in pale, blue-tinged white glaze decorated with a band of flowering vines from the Southern kilns of Arita. It is 13 cm (5-1/4 inches) diameter, 25 cm (10 inches) tall and in perfect condition.
Imari porcelain, also known as Arita ware, has its origins in the early 17th century and is one of Japan's most renowned ceramic traditions...

Silver and gold fronds decorate the clouded surface of this large vase by Yasuda Zenko enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 17 cm (6-1/2 inches) diameter, 26 cm (10-1/4 inches) tall and in perfect condition.
Yasuda Zenko (Tomohiko) (1926-2004), Studied under Kiyomizu Rokubei VI. His work was first displayed nationally at the Nitten, 1950 where he would exhibit consistently later serving as a juror...

The Process of Wood-Block Color Printing
A woodblock-printed accordion book demonstrating the process of creating Kanbara by Hiroshige Ando from key-block to finished woodblock print.
Each of the 21 pages is woodblock print or color block. There's also an explanatory text page.
Date: 1963 or earlier.
Likely to have been offered by M. Nakazawa at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo.
Size: 6.25 x 4.125 inches.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.

WOMAN

Oil painting on board depicting a young woman captured in a fleeting, youthful gesture. Japan, Shōwa–Heisei period (late 20th–early 21st century). Approx. 24 × 33 cm (9.4 × 13 in)...

A horse cover made of handspun cotton which is vegetable indigo and benibana (safflower) dyed. It has chain stitched owner's trade name. From Tohoku district. Late 19th to early 20th century. W:46cm, L:120cm

BURL

Naturally sculptural wooden burl, once displayed as a Japanese okimono in a tokonoma alcove. Shōwa period (20th century). Approx. 49 × 14 × 12 cm (19.3 × 5.5 × 4.7 in). Stands on its own...

Hanko-tanna, which is cotton cloth worn at a field for covering a face for insect repellent and sunshade. It is originated in Shonai region in Yamagata prefecture from Edo period, and it is worn during rice planting these days. It is made of cotton dyed with vegetable indigo with shibori. With some mending patches and a hole. 20th century. W:34.5cm, L:1m75cm

A breathtaking fresh water urn in clear Sea Green capped with a gleaming gold final by Kato Shoji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Ryuhyo no Etsu Mizusashi. The crackled Green is shot with fissures, all glistening with gold like sunlight reflecting off the sharp edge of broken ice. It is 17 cm (6-1/2 inches) diameter roughly the same height, 16.5cm tall and in excellent condition...

A new radical cup deeply scored by the fingers of Murakoshi Takuma as he raised it on the wheel, half covered in so much texture and variation in color it is a pleasure to both hold and view enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shunju Shochu Nomi.. It is 10 x 12 x 10 cm (4 x 5 x 4 inches) and is in excellent condition, directly from the artist.
Murakoshi Takuma is one of those enigmas who simply lives to work with clay...

A butterfly floats up toward the brilliantly colored peony flower blossom rising majestically in Takamori-e lacquer on this Sago tea scoop by Kinjo Ikkokusai enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Chojuhana-ga Sago and dated to the artists 82nd year. The bold design is performed in thick colored lacquer. Signed near the butterfly Kinjo Ikkokusai saku, it is 17.2 x 5.8 x 2.5 cm (7 x 2 x 1 inches) and is in fine condition...

JAPANESE DOLL

Crafted from cloth, straw, and wire, set on a stone base. Shōwa period (20th century). Approx. 48 × 20 × 18 cm (18.9 × 7.9 × 7.1 in)...

Beautiful shape Large Japanese Bronze vase by well known artist

Beautiful shape Bronze vase by renown metal artist Nakajima Yasumi (1905 - 1986). Born in Osaka, Japan, and was the eldest son of the metal artist Nakajima Yasumi I, a founder of the Osaka Craft Group. Yasumi II graduated from the National School of Industrial art of Sendai in 1932...

This expressive ink mountainscape is the work of Fujii Tatsukichi (1881–1964)—a pioneering figure often hailed as the father of the Japanese Arts and Crafts Movement and a central architect of Japan’s modern concept of kōgei and design as an integrated art form...

A lovely mingei style basket of woven dark bamboo by (1897-1990) enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shichiku Hashira Kake Hanamori (Hanging basket of Purple Bamboo). Signed on the back it is 18 x 14.5 x 18.5 cm (roughly 7 x 6 x 7-1/4 inches) and in excellent condition, retaining the original bamboo insert...

One of two quintessential Yunomi cups, perfect for Bancha Tea or a beer, by Suzuki Goro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Yahichide Yunomi. It is 8.3 cm (roughly 3-1/4 inches) diameter 12 cm (4-3/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Suzuki Goro has a list of shows and prizes too lengthy to go through, but the highlights are, Nitten National Art Exhibition, Nihon Shin Kogei Ten (New National Crafts Exhibition), Nihon Gendai Kogei Ten (National Modern Crafts Exhibition...

This is a silk gosyodoki pattern kimono from the Edo period.(1800) The silk fabric has a tsutsugaki (textile) pattern and is dyed in a pale indigo blue. There are several small embroideries. There are a few small scratches, repairs, and stains, but no major damage. Size: Height 148cm / Sleeve length 123cm

K. Hayashi (Japanese)
Mt. Fuji Over Hakone Lake (Hakone Fuji)
Date: 1910s-20s
Paper size: 14.25 x 10.75 inches.
Image size 8 x 5.5 inches.
Pencil signed and titled in margin.
Sealed and titled in Japanese in the image.
Medium: Japanese etching.
Condition: Excellent.